Amendment #106 to H3600

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Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill, in line item 1201-0100, by adding at the end the following: “provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on dissemination of information concerning the state and federal earned income tax credit”;

and further moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XX.  Section 6 (h) of chapter 62 of the General Laws [M.G.L. c. 62, S. 6(h)], as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “interest” in line 249, the following paragraphs:

(3) In order to ensure the widest possible dissemination the state and federal earned income credit , the department shall: (i) provide all employers with a multilingual poster and a notice that sets forth the rights to the earned income credit under this chapter; (ii) require that all employers doing business in Massachusetts post information about the earned income credit in a conspicuous location at the place of employment; (iii) coordinate a notification system by the commonwealth to applicants for and recipients of unemployment insurance under chapter 151A, applicants for and recipients of transitional assistance benefits, including food stamps, under chapter 18, and to recipients of subsidized health insurance under chapter 118E; and (iv) collaborate with labor organizations, chambers of commerce, municipalities, community-based organizations, and taxpayer advocates. The multilingual notice requirement in subsection (i) shall comply with the language requirements for employer’s unemployment notices under section 62A(d)(iii) of chapter 151A."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #106 to H3600

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